Polling for the 15th Lok Sabha Elections are scheduled to held in Rajasthan in a single phase on 7th May 2009. The counting of ballots would be done on May 16 to declare the results.
346 candidates are in the race for the 25 Lok Sabha seats in Rajasthan
Facts on Candidates and Constituencies - 2009 Lok Sabha Elections Rajasthan
The picture of the electoral battle in Rajasthan became clear with the withdrawal of papers by 83 candidates. A total of 346 candidates are in the race now for the 25 Lok Sabha seats from the desert State.
According to State Election Department sources, almost all the candidates who withdrew nominations had filed their papers as Independents, though one each represented the Lok Janshakti Party and Bahujan Samaj Party.
The highest number of ten candidates each withdrew their nominations in Jodhpur and Tonk-Sawai Madhopur. There was no withdrawal of papers in Sriganganagar, Jhunjhunu, Udaipur, Banswara and Chittaurgarh.
Around 3.7 crore voters will be able to cast their votes and 42,591 polling booths will be set up across the state. There will be an additional 13.89 lakh voters after the state Assembly elections held in December last year. The increase in voters is around 2.1% from Assembly elections
With polling day coming nearer, electioneering in all the constituencies has picked up and the leaders of all political parties are making whirlwind tours to the remote areas to meet the voters.
Election Candidates – Facts and Records
In this Elections 37 candidates with criminal records will be fighting for a place in the Indian Parliament. As per the data released by National Election Watch, a lot of parties have given tickets to candidates with criminal records which makes a Democracy a big mockery.
If you wish to find out more on details check out http://www.nocriminals.org/
The number of wealthy candidates fighting elections is also large with 56 crorepati candidates in Rajasthan joining the electoral fray. Among the major parties, Congress (15) has maximum number of crorepatis followed by BJP (12), BSP (8), SP (2). The average asset per candidate for Congress is three crores, BJP two crores, BSP one crores, and LJP one crores.
53.8 per cent of the total candidates have not furnished their PAN card details. Out of 187 independents, only 70 have submitted their PAN, while candidates of major political parties have mostly complied with this requirement.
Even the number of women candidates fighting elections is less than nine per cent as only 31 female candidates are in the fray.
These facts sounds speak so much about the kind of political scenario we have in our state and in our country at large. Our only hope is to aware common man about all those candidates who don’t deserve to win so they can be outcasted.
